She climbed the narrow stairs to the sky parlour and set her watercolor paints by the small window.

We stopped by the old pizza parlour on the corner after the movie.

She struck a parlour match to light the candle because it gave off no lingering odour.

As a parlour boarder, Jonathan was allowed to dine with the masters and use the drawing room, a privilege envied by other pupils.

The parlour boarders gathered every evening by the hearth to share stories and a cup of tea.

To break the ice, the host suggested a vintage parlour-game that had everyone whispering clues and laughing.

The novelist likened the village to 'pigs in the parlour', an allegory for a backward rural society.

At the antique fair she found a single, well-preserved parlour skate tucked among the lace and linens.

We spent Saturday evening in a parlour LARP about Victorian ghosts, focusing on conversation and atmosphere rather than physical fighting.

Last weekend I attended two parlour LARPs that explored Victorian mysteries.